I've been an iTunes Match subscriber for a few years, and recently, my matched music appears as "Purchased AAC audio file" rather than "Matched AAC audio file" when downloaded to my PC. Can this bug be fixed? It's really messing with my carefully organized smart playlists. :)
Windows
Does the Song Info > File tab show any indication of the account that is supposed to have purchased this Purchased AAC audio file? I.e. could this be an error where the iCloud Status should be Purchased rather than Matched?
tt2
Jimzgoldfinch wrote:
As far as I can tell they are same as purchased AAC, no DRM, can be burned to CD and converted to other formats
That sounds fine, but I can see issues perhaps if you were to copy such tracks into a partner's library with Apple Music/iTunes Match where they might now be excluded from the cloud library when previously they would not have been.
tt2
Most peculiar. I guess you can be thankful they haven't become protected AAC files. I cannot think of an obvious mechanism that would cause this to happen. You can try reaching out to Apple Support to see if they have an explanation and/or resolution. Ideally you would still have backups of the original files such that any mismatch or accidental deletion might be restored.
tt2
Hi,
has begun to happen to me since July 7. Anything matched before this date were downloaded as Matched AAC but anything re-downloaded since then including ones added recently added, show as Purchased AAC. Additionally file date now shows my name against purchased by. Unlike actual purchased music, date purchased is not shown.
As far as I can tell they are same as purchased AAC, no DRM, can be burned to CD and converted to other formats
Jim
The file tab now has my name on it (the same way a song I actually purchased via iTunes does). But this is now with songs that were old mp3s purchased from places like Emusic, Amazon MP3, etc.
Matched AAC files in iTunes Match now appear as "Purchased AAC audio file" when downloaded.
